LOG Wednesday 06/01/2010

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 11:34 (Airport snow closed 00:01, re-opened 14:00 for departures and limited arrivals due to few stands de-iced) ..to 30 21:04

Visitors

Parked on Echo is Robinson R.44 EI-SGN ..departed 13:03 to Shoreham

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Parked on stand 7 is Thomson AW B752 G-OOOZ ..departed 18:58 off runway 30 to Birmingham as TOM9023 [delayed nearly 3 hours waiting for de-icing]

Parked on stand 12 is Flybe DH8D G-FLBC ..departed 15:23 to Birmingham as BE049W

Parked on stand 15 is Flybe DH8D G-JEDV ..planned out to Glasgow as BE053W ..unable to depart due to iced-up stand

Parked on stand 16 is Flybe DH8D G-ECOA ..departed 14:34 to Birmingham as BE044W

Over the Top

Below FL160

Northbound at 18:37 from Chivenor to a task in the Rhondda valley is Seaking HAR.3 "Rescue 169" ..landing at Pontypridd hospital 19:19 ..lifted 19:26 and returned to Chivenor

Above FL160

00:33 "SAM6340" C-37A 99-0404 EB descending NUMPO-CPT ..99thAS/89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

09:10 "Reach 190" C-17A 96-0004 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

10:39 "Clean 97 Flight" KC-135R + F-15E (x2) 62-3519 + LN WB FL250 MAM-BZN-LND ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall / 48thFW RAF Lakenheath

12:55 "Reach 138" C-17A 92-3293 EB FL360 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

13:17 "HBIKS" CL60 HB-IKS WB FL380 CPT-STU ..Air Charter AG

14:06 "Reach 191" C-5A 69-0003 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

15:32 "Reach 264" C-17A 98-0053 EB FL340 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

15:25 THT702 A343 F-OSEA BCN hold at FL260 ..Air Tahiti Nui ..Ascension-Brize Norton (Falklands trooper) ..departed the hold 16:02 and diverted to Birmingham

17:22 "Reach 274" C-17A 02-1102 WB FL280 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA